guess

guess: ɡes 1. verb
1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) gjette (seg til), anta

2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) gå ut fra, anta
2. noun
(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) antakelse, formodning

- guesswork
- anybody's guess

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I
subst. \/ɡes\/

1) gjetning, antakelse

2) teori

anybody's guess eller anyone's guess umulig å si, (bare) gudene vet

• it's anybody's guess

ja, si det

a random guess (overført) et skudd i blinde

at a (rough) guess eller by (way of) a guess anslagsvis, skjønnsmessig, etter skjønn

give\/have\/make a guess gjette på noe, gjette

one man's guess is as good as another's ingen kan vite det med sikkerhet, det blir ren gjetning

rough guess ren gjetning

your guess is as good as mine jeg har ikke peiling, jeg vet ikke noe mer om dette enn deg
II
verb \/ɡes\/

1) gjette, tippe

• you'll never guess her age

du greier aldri å gjette hvor gammel hun er

• I think they will guess the truth

jeg tror de kommer til å gjette seg til sannheten

• I should guess him to be 50

jeg tipper han er 50 år

• guess right

gjette riktig

2) tro, anta, regne med

• I guess you are hungry

jeg regner med at du er sulten

• I guess I'll go now

jeg får vel gå nå

• I guessed as much

jeg kunne tenke meg det

• I guess so

jeg tror det

guess at something gjette på noe

guess what vet du hva, har du hørt at, hør her

keep somebody guessing holde noen på pinebenken

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Synonyms:

Conjecture, divine, surmise, suspect, mistrust, judge at random, judge with uncertainty / Find out, solve, penetrate, fathom (by conjecture) / Suppose, think, believe, fancy, imagine, take it, dare say, venture to say, Conjecture, divine, surmise, suspect, mistrust, Conjecture, surmise, supposition

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Guess — (g[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guessing}.] [OE. gessen; akin to Dan. gisse, Sw. gissa, Icel. gizha, D. gissen: cf. Dan. giette to guess, Icel. geta to get, to guess. Probably originally, to try to get, and akin to E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guess? — Guess?, Inc. Tipo Pública (NYSE: GES) Fundación Los Ángeles, CA (1981) … Wikipedia Español
guess — The informal use of I guess meaning ‘I think it likely, I suppose’ developed in America in the late 18c from the standard use of the phrase meaning ‘it is my opinion or hypothesis (that)’. The Americanness of the informal use has been marked… … Modern English usage
guess´er — guess «gehs», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to form an opinion of without really knowing; conjecture; estimate: »to guess the height of a tree, guess what will happen next. 2. to get right by guessing: »Can you guess the answer to that riddle? 3. to think … Useful english dictionary
guess — guess·able; guess·er; guess·ing·ly; guess; guess·ti·mate; … English syllables
Guess — Guess, v. i. To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; with at, about, etc. [1913 Webster] This is the place, as well as I may guess. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guess — Guess, n. An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise. [1913 Webster] A poet must confess His art s like physic but a happy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guess — [ges] vt., vi. [ME gessen, to judge, estimate, prob. < MDu, akin to Dan gisse, Swed gissa, ON geta: for IE base see GET] 1. to form a judgment or estimate of (something) without actual knowledge or enough facts for certainty; conjecture;… … English World dictionary
guess — vb *conjecture, surmise Analogous words: speculate, *think, reason: imagine, fancy (see THINK): gather, *infer, deduce: estimate, reckon (see CALCULATE) guess n conjecture, surmise (see under … New Dictionary of Synonyms
guess — [n] belief, speculation assumption, ballpark figure*, conclusion, conjecture, deduction, divination, estimate, fancy, feeling, guesstimate*, guesswork, hunch*, hypothesis, induction, inference, judgment, notion, opinion, postulate, postulation,… … New thesaurus
guess — ► VERB 1) estimate or suppose (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct. 2) correctly estimate or conjecture. 3) (I guess) informal, chiefly N. Amer. I suppose. ► NOUN ▪ an estimate or conjecture. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary

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